”Now it’s about time that gig workers in the cultural sector are allowed to have their share of a right to decent working conditions within the framework of the Swedish model. It’s a prerequisite, not only for a sustainable job-market, but also for a rich cultural life.”

Arbetsvärlden magazine has published a debate article by Stephen Schad, chairman of The trade union of Self-employing companies. The article emphasizes how the failure of the legislators to acknowledge the mechanisms of the cultural industry has created a insufficient social safety net for freelancing cultural workers. Especially with regard to the effects of the pandemic evident in data from the latest Selfemployment survey. Please read the debate article in its entirety here.